The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-09
w FIRST SEAL.

w FIRST SEAL.
.wt,fs ou for tomorrow asked Reggie
.. ve ,af along The top of our garden
r...ns ourselves We-thatis is. Reggie
-lF...n Fre,th. Nod Mitchell and myself
..f Iren niulgiug in a half mile squirt
t. road. getting ourselves into wind
nIly imagined. for our coming school
&c oa> nearly midsummer Of the
and o. Friday evening. so that the
r.t iay was our own
r,.-e vr coke our trip 60 Inch Mickery.
-.v.l Mitchell. "Uncle John told me we
tfs,. te Curlew's gig 70 fine day We
..f SUI hat Ne promised not to take the sail
lu. De- thinks we'd go skyiarking and
.,. boil. ...er canvas. so bee win only let
,f .e uar-. but / can tell you, we four
...or cam make her hiss through the water.
w must start early and make "a regular day
tt Iase plenty ~ grub. % keep us going
tInclt
I'll. imposition was carried by acclsma
en- IT, ta.l uoh Mickery trip wa>a pleasure
e.I.il .ne looked forward geo. and this
..r.I o. mo.t IrapIuous time 20 carry it out
.I..r. .,sr- once more who would not be
nU.
p,r. e.s wight What happy-truly
t.,.. .flt. were those when ''we were boys
pt.'ls
u... .r.t ney now THESE FRIENDS of tne
r.ta I.t. of soufhf Reggle-open hearted,
Qaxotic Reggie Away on a
rIf... Fought field in South Africa,
trying to hold your own against
r.-.l. n- odds. Won fell. pierced by the
7.. ....HI. fle victim of one of England's
-ittie wars Evclvn-the
r.t .t..Iy systematic E~relyu-is now q
-.Inu.,r 900 the Home Circuit in Eng
,,4 r. uame and money fast Ned
-nsI,. pry. practical joking Ned-away
ctmaI Texas ranch. you lead that free and
.r conventional life so which you are
nt.f And I-vel Pm the hero Of this
s., I..n N.ckery. at 8 O'Clock sharp the
,.rt m.lrln1 was the word was to
a..li. ft. o0mmi-sarat. as 10 was
s. s..nn chat mY poor. dear. old
.t- always made us out am ample
ALI ..n.lche basket Tie Freeths were 20
t.. f-l.u. tackle and f. small ROok rifle
OIL ammunition. while Ned was Goo make IL
.r..t0 with li, Uncle john about the boat
N.fery was .0r. Tor chat matter, is
frIa.nts ee how any change could ever be
s-..I on s. unless SOME % those Hell Gate
r,n..r, got at boz o very small, rocky island
nns0ich firth
"TI.thrcnt. dewy. june morning nav us
cal. enough down ct Grantou harbor. and
,fg much grumblnng. i~nterspersed with
nr.a.. nautical. eHpietory oaths, the old,
os eyed skipper Of the Curlew delivered
Uc tausI. precious gig. r~esplendent IN a
4. oat " green and gold. with the parting IN
i uac...a. .Not 20 te knockin' and grindin'
ne- paint N the rOat on them -
m.s
Tbe rm wa, shining brightly as We rounded
1 tsi.,r head. and Owed into the long, rolling
m,. 0ut,.i, vueb told ~ a recent blow
O. s.ursi. re an fh- German ocean
Nature ~,U.l smiling on us We bad all
f+ Glorious .elutes ol The winding firth
.t -It D.. l.ie usnae some grand panorama
hre na hitting p%romoutory. boldly stood
ot t.e0 square. ivi-d keep " koystou, as
car. anI defiant s, when hundreds of years
o.. tlrII.nru against the attack Of ar
4 el.i.s.li cuIyerln. uut now. instead Of gal
hn. sr .htsa aud mem OF arms. JOS only inhaD-
fttt ae tne pert. noisy lac6daws, on the
Gsars screaming ssifts There, peeping
rf from I. wealth OF noble oaks and stately
tr. N fcf .tflre>que mansion Of the Lord
OH ..art.tu headquarters of the q O.
81 ...,a celebrated Midlothian cam.
n n. H.r. some lovely deine,ne. with tht
n..I -tari clIpetug tur slopes othe rip.
lrf .I .UiflDu "a castle, grim aud gray,
r..I ..t.u bold relief AWAY ln the fan
.H. .r, the lordIy OclIls the blue
tf ..n. seeming 90 melt away into the
.M .. nnIe ou our sile The fentland'
nI '.i n.fI. heath cild heads A fam
n ed ..Y -..rr And after long. long days
uiN.nl.auc- here and there ! cam shut my
4 r-all fancy once again that ] am floating
ot water, ~ f.. heauieous Forth.
N.r0r.l m,frIy out into the firth and
II .l0I course ior the ..audot our choice
u a..nr .Io.ous.y over the long.
s. lue Hen and Chickens i- IN
us.> .l white foam. as the big roler'
trls .lei f.e f0sauous rocks which reJoic,
-l0le nuo.eut name. warning us that
st0aHn.t attempt "a landing ON the Inch ex
H W fhe western side.
e-r enough. when we reach our destina
'an a find u m one seething mass of foam.
I'd, boo giving DO q pretty wide berth, wt
i.ll.lni auI glide into the smooth water
u tte Iee .ir
H.e, uot take long 90 find a good, safe
a'.n t0r onr boat. where the precious pain
'. not suffer from those sauguinary rocks
n.aa..l lt tae Cyclopean skipper Of the
.li.A aHi We quickly unload our provis
NlA ani n.,ei 40 once 20 fix on IA spot ioi
'f etmr ti.arn a nice. Cory nook IS sooI
i and offer collecting "a plentiful sup
.t-No'i. and getting the fire goin,
ne .,ft'e down 90 our respective
0Hs ht unanimous vote Evelyn
0i .N.s a, ls skin 300 the culinary ar
1901 tn'Nn aHi we know be cares not f0
IH fH. .uortng lne.
'I anl III -..f take out the boat Boa lex
HaII ani war on th.
. nsIne hy which q specie
t.l was Known Co usl
I., Oboe nfc and start with mur
a'- intent &c is too early in thi
iN. rabbits 90 Dee out summing them
oa|s see "a couple OF unwary
.lnauE which would scoru 4,